Forum 54 72 is an information tax return that must be filed by reportable corporations that have reportable transactions with related parties. A reporting corporation is generally a U.S. corporation that is 25% foreign owned or a foreign corporation that is engaged in a trade or business in the U.S. In part one, you have basic information about the reporting corporation such as its name, address, employer identification number, total assets, and business activity. Online 1f, you list the total payments made or received as reported on this 54 72. Note that a separate form 54 72 is required for each related party that there are reportable transactions. For example, if a reporting corporation has reportable transactions with two related parties, then two forms 54 72 should be filed, one for each of the related parties. Line 1g asks how many forms 54 72 are being filed by the reporting corporation, and line 1h asks for the total payments made or received for all 54 72 s. If the reporting corporation is part of an affiliated group filing a U.S. consolidated tax return, then a consolidated form 54 72 can be filed by the group. On line 2, you check if the reporting corporation had a 50 percent or greater foreign shareholder. Part 2 needs to be completed only by U.S. corporations. Foreign corporations engaged in a trade or business in the United States can skip part 2 entirely. The term "25% foreign-owned" can be a bit misleading. To be considered 25 percent foreign-owned, the U.S. corporation must have at least one direct or indirect 25 percent foreign shareholder. If a U.S. corporation were owned 20 percent each by five foreign persons that were unrelated to each other, you might think that the U.S. corporation would be 25 percent foreign-owned,...